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The pathway by which oral microbes can be translocated to the gut and vice versa during compromised oral gut integrity. For instance, Fusobacterium nucleatum is an oral-gut translocator and can cause colorectal cancer if present in high abundance.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Oral-Gut Axis. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/oral-gut-axis/
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